Surname Holy in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Holy families are predominantly Croats (from Cazma area ), rarely Czechs (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Holy live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Velika Gorica (<5), Kutina (<5), Buzin (<5), and in Vidrenjak in Cazma area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Holy (including: Holly , Choly , Tholly , Cholly , Thioly , Hohly , Tholy , Chavoly and Hooly ) is present in 94 countries worldwide. The family name "Holy " is used by some 4000 people in Czech Republic , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Madagascar. "Holly " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Slovakia. "Hohly " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in France.

Characteristic first names

Mirela Holy, Smiljan Holy, Marijana Holy, Andrej Holy, Stanislav Holy, Ivan Holy, Zdenko Holy, Vesna Holy, Dragutin Holy, Nevenka Holy, Jelena Holy, Mario Holy, Ines Holy, Aleš Holy, Zlatko Holy, Mira Holy, Bruno Holy, Boris Holy, Jagoda Holy

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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